Flight Reliability
AA 553 · American Airlines
Phoenix → Tampa (PHX–TPA)
84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 67 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Wednesdays have been rough.
AA 553 arrived on time 90% of the time on Fridays and just 73% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the PHX–TPA route.
AA 553 arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 72% across the PHX–TPA route.
The breakdown
- Mon80%(10 flights)
- Tue73%(11 flights)
- Wed73%(11 flights)
- Thu80%(10 flights)
- Fri90%(10 flights)
- Sat—(6 flights)
- Sun—(9 flights)
85%
May
Oct 70% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 70% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 75% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 20 |
- Departures on time
- 70%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 67
- Months covered
- 3
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 67 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.